Executive Orders

President’s Executive Order on Diversity and Inclusion Training
October 18, 2020
Based on a recent Executive Order, federal contractors who conduct expanded diversity trainings now will be subjected to increased scrutiny, and some types of diversity training now may be construed as discriminatory.
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Executive Order Bans Certain Race and Sensitivity Training Topics in Employment and Education
September 27, 2020
On September 22, 2020, President Donald Trump issued a controversial Executive Order “combat[ting] offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping and scapegoating” by federal contractors and recipients of federal grant funds, including schools, colleges, and universities.
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Modified “Travel Ban” Becomes Effective on June 29: What Clients Need to Know
June 28, 2017
As many who have been following recent news and our alerts are aware, the Supreme Court on Monday partially stayed injunctions by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that blocked the revised version of President Trump’s travel ban from becoming effective.
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Travel Ban 2.0: Current Status
June 15, 2017
This client alert summarizes the most recent developments in the litigation over President Trump’s so-called “Travel Ban” issued by Executive Order on March 10, 2017.
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Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangements – Maybe Better Than We Thought
May 3, 2017
In December 2016, Congress passed and President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act, which created qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements (QSEHRAs).  This Alert reviews how QSEHRAs may be used, in light of different laws in Oregon and Washington
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Buy American and Hire American and the H-1B Lottery
April 18, 2017
On April 18, President Trump signed the “Buy American and Hire American” Executive Order.
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